| The Brilliant Bellson Sound | ||||
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| Studio album by Louis Bellson His Drums and Orchestra | ||||
| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | July 20 and August 10, 1959 a Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Verve MGV 2123/MGVS 6093 | |||
| Louis Bellson chronology | ||||
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The Brilliant Bellson Sound is an album by American jazz drummer Louis Bellson featuring performances recorded in 1959 for the Verve label.[1][2][3][4]
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Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| DownBeat | [6] |
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[5]
Track listing
All compositions by Louis Bellson except as indicated
- "Drum Foolery" - 5:28
- "It's Music Time" - 2:14
- "Blast Off" (Aaron Sachs) - 2:17
- "Don't Be That Way" (Edgar Sampson, Mitchell Parish, Benny Goodman) - 2:31
- "The Hawk Talks" - 2:33
- "Summer Night" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) - 2:09
- "Satin Doll" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) - 2:53
- "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Ellington, Irving Mills) - 2:30
- "Speak Low" (Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) - 3:03
- "You Are My Lucky Star" (Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed) - 2:32
- "So Long Blues" - 5:19
Personnel
- Louis Bellson – drums
- John Audino, Guido Basso, Ralph Clark, Fred Thompson - trumpet
- Nick Di Maio, Earl Swope - trombone
- Juan Tizol - valve trombone
- Joseph De Angelis - French horn
- Herb Geller, Oliver Nelson - alto saxophone
- George Nicholas - tenor saxophone
- Aaron Sachs - tenor saxophone, clarinet
- George Perry - baritone saxophone
- Lawrence Lucie, Tony Rizzi - guitar
- Ed Diamond - piano
- Truck Parham - bass
- Jack Arnold - boobam
- Jack Arnold (track 10), Louis Bellson (track 11), Ed Diamond (track 8), Bob Florence (tracks 5–7), Marty Paich (track 1), Aaron Sachs (track 3), Ernie Wilkins (tracks 2, 4 & 9) - arranger
References
- ^ Verve Records Catalog: Popular 2100 series accessed December 16, 2015
- ^ The Verve Sessions of Louis Bellson: 1959, accessed December 16, 2015
- ^ Payne, D., Oliver Nelson discography, accessed December 16, 2015
- ^ Cohen, N., Herb Geller discography, accessed December 16, 2015
- ^ a b The Brilliant Bellson Sound at AllMusic. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ DeMichael, Don (4 February 1960). "Louis Bellson: The Brilliant Bellson Sound". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 3. p. 25.
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